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Friday, April 30, 2010

Quote du jour/Gladys Taber

Now the days are longer and lovely twilight has come again into the world. In winter we seem to high-dive from day to night, but now the violet dusk folds over the valley so gently and the sky is luminous so long.Gladys TaberStillmeadow Daybook, 1955

I've always loved Gladys Taber, way back from when I used to read her monthly magazine column when I was a young girl. I recently reread 'Stillmeadow Calendar'. I love her fun stories of dogs, cats, cooking and country life, so enjoyable.

So these pretty little flowers are called Johnny Jump-Ups in your part of the planet? Nice! Where I come from, they are called mothers-in-laws in German, and Pensées (that's French for "thoughts") in the old-fashioned German dialect we speak here - but no matter what people call them, I like them! Not quite as much as I love forgetmenots, but still a lot :-)

Julie, I've not heard that applied to Gladys before but you are absolutely right. I'm always, always so thrilled when people write to say how much they love her.

High Ground Farm, I've read her books over the years from the library, and have just begun collecting them for myself.

Margot, that is SO true! And thanks about the JJs. It took about a hundred pictures to get one that worked because of the bright sun and strong wind (windy poplars farm, you know!)

Canadian Chickadee, I did know her birthday was in April. I've just bought Stillmeadow Daybook, and I wanted to put something up from the April entry before the month was gone!

Mattenylou, I envy you reading her in the magazines. What a treat it must have been.

Librarian, I read somewhere that there are about a hundred names for these delightful little flowers! The ones in the header were there in a terrace step crevice all winter with a couple blooms, and as soon as the weather got nice more appeared. A little wonder!!

Nan, thank you for this post. I always like a little visit with Gladys.

I've been having trouble with a spammer (stalker?) on my blog and have had to close it to all but those invited. It was a hard decision, because I don't have email addresses for everyone who visits--you, for instance. I'm going to trying going public again in a week or two when I've gotten over my disillusionment.

Now that I am a grandmother, it seems that I am often late in replying to your most-appreciated comments. But I read them as soon as they come in, and I will write as soon as I can. Please do come back and check. I love these blogging conversations. A little addendum - I've just spent quite a long time catching up with dear notes you left me months ago!! I do hope you can get back to read them. And I'm trying to be much more prompt now!

Also, you may comment on any post, no matter how old, and I will see it.